"Hardly had I left when we ran into……" — Stuart Symington
"Hardly had I left when we ran into the Korean war, doubled what I had asked for and doubled it again. I had told him I would stay in Government, be honored to, but not with the Air Force."
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Stuart Symington
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15 Quotes by Stuart Symington
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FDR had been Assistant Secretary of the Navy. They told me, now forgotten, just how many pictures of ships they…
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Well over fifty years ago I was making radio loudspeakers and radio sets in Rochester, New York; pretty young and…
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My father-in-law was once Chairman of Military Affairs in the Senate, the latter part of the Wilson Administrations. He knew…
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Later the Administration wanted me to actually sell all remaining surplus by running the War Assets Corporation. I said I…
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If civilians are going to be killed, I would rather have them be their civilians than our civilians.
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In real danger sometimes even a democracy can really keep a secret.
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I believe the military should be wary of diplomacy until war is declared; then the State Department should keep its…
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I had learned many years ago in private business never to take responsibility without adequate authority; and the new Secretary…
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The British were keen for 30 caliber guns, did not believe in daylight bombing. American experts said 30 caliber was…
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But the Air Force was sort of a bastard child of the Army, much like the Marines with the Navy.…
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It all went back to problems we had talked about before, you know, such as the British not believing in…
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Sure, you would lose more bombers without fighters, but, flying in formation, you could get the job done.
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Lexington did launch its air group when a Japanese carrier was reported.
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Kisses, even to the air, are beautiful.
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Obviously, the young dancers lack a certain air of maturity.
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The nation that secures control of the air will ultimately control the world.
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